DMITRY MEDVEDEV EXTENDED CONDOLENCES TO GEORGE GARANIAN’S FRIENDS AND RELATIVES

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.01.2010 19:33 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has extended
condolences to the friends and relatives of jazz saxaphone player
and bandleader George Garanian who passed away Monday, at age 76,
Russian leader’s press service reported.

George Garanian died in Krasnodar as a result of heart attack. He
had arrived there to give a concert which was scheduled for January 13.

Garanian was one of the first Russian musicians who attracted
attention of Western world as part of the "jazz from the USSR". He
belonged to the first generation of Russian jazzmen who started
to perform after the World War II. As a musician (alto saxophone),
conductor and composer he always was among the best musicians. He
was the leader of country’s best big bands: "Melodia" (70s – 80s),
Moscow Big Band – 1992-95. He led the Municipal Big Band of Southern
Russian Krasnodar city.